Daily Republican., 1887-11-05

"The mortgage was duo inside Of .
week and not . oent 10 meet If with
Just $500. She supposed they would be
turned out Of house aud homo, but in
my mind I supposed they wouldn't.
At last Q O'Clock came, and father ssid
Jim, 60 out to the barn and see IL Kit
ts all right. Bring In An armful Of old
shingles that arc just inside of tho door
and ill up the water pail. Thew we'll
setof 70 bed and get up early sud 60 o.
81 didn't esy q wosd, but went out
to the barn, bedded down the horse,
broke an armful OF shingles, pumped a
pail OF water, filed the woodbo and
then We vent 10 bed.
Father called me at 4 80 in the
morning. and while he was getting .
cup OF coAee skipped over to the depot,
cross lots. and got my best bass ro1.
Father took nothing but trolling line
and spoon hook. He rowed the boat
with bis trolling line in his mouth,
while stood In the stern with a silver
sinner rigged ON. Now, John. 1 never
saw man oatch fish like be did. To
make q long story short, he caught four
bass and Eve piok erel and never gos
bite.
At noon we went ashore and father
went home, while went TO the post.
Iofflce. got letter from OhIcsgo With
. check in IL for $1,000, With GONE
trouble got 1t Dashed, getting IS
and s10 bills, making quite @ roll.
then got roast joint Of beef and lot
OF del.cacies. and had them cent homs
After that I went visiting among my
old schoolmates for two hours and went
home. The joint was 10 the oven.
Mother had put on her only s.lh d-ess,
and father had donned his Sunday 20.
to-meeting clothes, none too good, either.
This Is whore played joke on The
old folks. Mother was In the kitchen
Watching the roasr. Father uss olt in
the barn, and I had clear o1ass. 1
dumped the sugar out of the old blue
bowl, put the Thousand dollars ia 1t
and placed the cover on again. A. last
IBupper was ready. Father ASKED o
blessing over 1t, and be actrs lly trero.
hlsd when he stuck his knife in the
| roast.
1--WE haven't had a piece of m 90. like
this In Ave years, jim" he said; aud
we haven't had any coffee in year,
only when We went . visitin'."
Then she poured ont the oofYes and
lifted the cover OF the sugar bowl. ask
ing as sha did 80: "How many spoons,
Jimmy"
Then she struck someth ing that
wasn't sugar. She picked up the bowl
and peered into 1t. "Ahs, Master
Jimmy, plsyin' your old tricks on your
nanny, eh? Well, boys will be
boys"
Then she gAsred for breath. shs sew
1t was money. Sbs looked at me, then
at father, and then with trembling q +.
gers drew the great roll of bills out.
Hal hal hal can see father now ss
ho stood there then on tiptoe, with hls
kniie In one hand, fork in tho other and
his eyes fairly bulging out OF his head.
But 1t was too much for mother Sae
raised her eyes to heaven and said slow
ly: "Put your trust in the Lord for he
will provide"
Then che tainted away. Well, John,
there's not much more to tall. W.
threw water in hsr face and brouah,
her TO, and then We demolished that
dinner, mother all the tims saving,
MY boy Jimmyl My boy Jimml !"
l stayed home month. fixed up the
Iplaoe, paid off all debls, had good
Irime, and came back aga'n to New
York. lam going 10 send fifty dollars
lhome every week, tell you, John, it's
!mighty nice to have home"
Il John was looking steadily at the head
! Of his cane. When be spoke hs took
Jim by the hand and said: "Jim, old
) friend, what you have told me has At
fected mo greatly, haven't heard
from my home, way up IN Maine, 70,
ten years pm going home to morrow.